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Jeremiah 48:21
21Judgment has been poured out on the towns of the plateau— on Holon and Jahaz and Mephaath,
Jeremiah 48:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
- New International Version (NIV)Judgment has come to the plateau— to Holon, Jahzah and Mephaath,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Mephaath,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And judgment has come on the plain country: On Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath,
Context of Jeremiah 48:21
19You people of Aroer, stand beside the road and watch. Shout to those who flee from Moab, ‘What has happened there?’ 20“And the reply comes back, ‘Moab lies in ruins, disgraced; weep and wail! Tell it by the banks of the Arnon River: Moab has been destroyed!’ Judgment has been poured out on the towns of the plateau— on Holon and Jahaz and Mephaath, 22on Dibon and Nebo and Beth-diblathaim, 23on Kiriathaim and Beth-gamul and Beth-meon,
Read all of Jeremiah 48Jeremiah 48:21 word by word
וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט בָּ֖א אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר אֶל־חֹל֥וֹן וְאֶל־יַ֖הְצָה וְעַל־מֵיפָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
- is comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- upon the plainמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
- countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- upon Holonחֹלוֹןchôlôn chôlôn · HolonH2473
- and upon Jahazahיַ֫הַץהyahats yahtsâh yahtsâh · JahazH3096
- and upon Mephaathמֵיפַ֫עַתmôpha‛ath mêypha‛ath mêpha‛ath · MephaathH4158
Cross-references for Jeremiah 48:21
- Jeremiah 48:8“All the towns will be destroyed, and no one will escape— either on the plateaus or in the valleys, for the Lord has spoken.
- Ezekiel 25:9I will open up their eastern flank and wipe out their glorious frontier towns—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim.
- Zephaniah 2:9Now, as surely as I live,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, “Moab and Ammon will be destroyed— destroyed as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah. Their land will become a place of stinging nettles, salt pits, and eternal desolation. The remnant of my people will plunder them and take their land.”
- Joshua 13:18Jahaz, Kedemoth, Mephaath,
- Isaiah 15:4The people of Heshbon and Elealeh will cry out; their voices will be heard as far away as Jahaz! The bravest warriors of Moab will cry out in utter terror. They will be helpless with fear.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 48:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Upon Holon, etc. - All these were cities of the Moabites, but several of them are mentioned in no other place.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Holon - This place apparently took its name from caverns in its neighborhood.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-47Verses 14-47 . The destruction of Moab is further prophesied, to awaken them by national repentance and reformation to prevent the trouble, or by a personal repentance and reformation to prepare for it. In reading this long roll of threatenings, and mediating on the terror, it will be of more use to us to keep in view the power of God's anger and the terror of his judgments, and to have our hearts possessed with a holy awe of God and of his wrath, than to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-25Eleven Moabite villages would soon learn that Moab's military strength was broken. This meant the villages had no defense against the advancing enemy.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. plain--(Jr 48:8). Not only the mountainous regions, but also the plain, shall be wasted. Holon--(Compare Jos 15:51). Jahazah--(Nu 21:23; Is 15:4). Mephaath--(Jos 13:18; 21:37).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 48
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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